Black spots indicate
where the photographs were taken.
Click on spot to see (small) photographs.
Click on small photo to see larger image.
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The Old Estate

In 1989 as
the old Doxey estate was about to be redeveloped Chris Ball, who had
lived in the area for many years, decided to photograph the houses
before they were demolished. He walked round the estate along Greensome
Lane past the northern end of Ashley Road and down Marsland Road. After
taking pictures of Bradbury Rise and the approach to the school he
continued along Conway Road, past Greensome Close, and back up
Greensome Lane. Earlier this year when there was a request for
pictures of pre-1990 Doxey he dug out the photos he had
taken. Here they are shown with a map of the old estate.
The (estimated) position of the camera is indicated by the black
circle. The current road plan is shown in the background.

We are very grateful that Chris had the forethought to take and to keep
the photographs.

Notes

The
photos were taken immediately before demolition started and many of the
houses were empty and partially derelict. The pictures do not reflect
the state of the roads, houses and gardens as they had been some months
earlier. If there are more representative photos available we would
like to have copies so that a better image is remembered.

The
photos were scanned and prepared for publication on the Internet. This
means that some of the quality of Chris's originals has been lost.

This air photo was taken in
May/June 1989 and shows the start of the development. Most of the new
houses south of Conway road have been built but most of the Greensome
Lane, Greensome Close and Ashley Road houses are still standing.
(Click to see larger photo)

D9
Greensome Cresc/Greensome Lane

D8
Greensome Lane

D12
Greensome Lane
Nr top of Ashley Rd

D13
Greensome Lane/Ashley Rd

D1 N
end Ashley Rd

D16
Ashley Road
Looking NE

D17
Greensome Lane
(nearly demolished!)

D22 N
end of Marsland Rd

D2
Marsland Rd looking S

D3
Marsland Rd looking S

D5
Marsland Rd
looking SW

D4
Marsland Rd looking N

D26
Marsland Rd looking SW

D25 E
end Conway Rd
looking towards School

D18
Bradbury Rise
looking S past shop

D27
Marsland Rd from
Bradbury Rise

D11
Conway Rd from
Bradbury Rise

D23
Conway Rd looking W
from nr Bradbury Rise

D24
Conway Rd looking SW
towards play-area

D15
Ashley Rd from Conway Rd
looking NW

D19
Ashley Rd from Conway Rd
looking N

D20
Greensome Close from
Conway Rd looking NW

D21
Greensome Close from
Conway Rd looking NE

D7
Conway Rd - play area
Looking SW

D14
Conway Rd - play area
looking S towards church

D6 W
end Conway Rd
looking E

D10
Greensome Lane looking E
from Greensome Cres

Amended :
31-12-09

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